Word · Frequency #5701
offsets
抵消物；补偿物；平衡物
offsets is the plural of offset.
核心释义
Something that acts as a counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
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作为平衡的事物；补偿的等价物
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- 2.
某事应开始的时间
the time at which something is supposed to begin
- 3.
一种对等贸易安排,卖方同意在规定时间内从购买国购买一定价值的产品。这种协议可能用于大型国际公共部门合同,如武器销售
A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
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补偿等价物
a compensating equivalent
- 5.
某事开始的时间；开端
A time at which something begins; outset.
- 6.
从植物基部水平延伸的分枝,能从顶端的芽产生新植物
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
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胶印过程,油墨从金属板传到橡皮布,再传到印刷表面
The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
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目标内存地址与基地址之间的差异
The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
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测量基准水平与信号实际基准水平之间的位移
The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
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一个物体与另一个物体不对齐的距离
The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
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从实际运行的线到不规则边界或某物体的垂直短距离
A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
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物体如杆的突然弯曲,使一部分偏离但几乎平行于其余部分；弯曲的部分
An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
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短的匍匐枝,生根并产生一簇叶子等
A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
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山脉或山丘的支脉。
A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
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墙面上的水平凸缘,由墙体厚度减小、风化或向外突出的部分上表面形成；台肩。
A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
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山坡上的梯田。
A terrace on a hillside.
偏移量；偏置量；错位；偏移量；偏移地址；胶印；胶版印刷；零点偏移；偏移量；开始时间；起点；开端
用法In use
The company used the tax refund as an offset for last year's losses.
用法提示：名词offset在此表示补偿物，指用于抵消损失的金额。
Planting a new forest can be an effective carbon offset.
用法提示：名词offset在此表示抵消物，指通过植树抵消碳排放。
He received extra vacation days as an offset for working overtime during the project.
用法提示：名词offset在此表示补偿，指用假期来抵消加班时间。
an offset to sth
offset 作名词时前面常加 an，后接 to，表示对某事物的补偿或平衡。
The tax break is an offset to the higher fuel costs.
这项税收减免是对更高燃油成本的抵消。
an offset against sth
在财务、税务语境中，offset 后接 against，表示用一笔款项抵减债务或税额。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carbon offset
- 碳抵消；碳补偿
- Many airlines offer passengers the chance to buy a carbon offset for their flight.许多航空公司为乘客提供购买航班碳补偿的机会。
- tax offset
- 税收抵免；税款抵扣
- You may be eligible for a tax offset on your childcare expenses.你可能符合资格，就托儿费用获得税收抵免。
- offset printing
- 胶版印刷；胶印
- The brochures were produced using offset printing to ensure sharp colors.这些宣传册采用胶印制作，以确保色彩清晰。
- time offset
- 时间偏移；时差
- The server records the time offset between the two systems.服务器记录两个系统之间的时间偏移。
- address offset
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把一件事放到旁边（off + set），与原来错开一点，就成了“偏移”；再放一个等量物去平衡，就是“抵消/补偿”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务/金融、日常讨论 作为名词时，offset 多用于表示“抵消、补偿”的事物；在日常和商务语境中都比较常见，通常说明两方影响相互抵消时使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
该名词为可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 offset（/ɔfˈsɛt/）真正押韵的词必须重音在结尾的 /sɛt/ 上，如 set、beset、reset、upset（它们的重读音节均为 /sɛt/）。sunset 和 typeset 虽以 -set 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，读音为 /ˈsʌnsɛt/ 和 /ˈtaɪpsɛt/，不与 offset 押韵，属于形近音不同的对照词。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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